As a cynic I find this entirely too cynical. Tom C wrote: > The Kings have always sacrificed their pawns, and generally their pawns go > willingingly because they have been convinced it is the noble thing to do. > > Tom C. > > > >> From: "Bob Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> >> Subject: Re: Chicken or Egg Photo Story - NY Times >> Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:08:03 -0500 >> >> Public television is running a new World War II series produced by Ken >> Burns (who produced the award winning US Civil War monograph). It has >> been 10 hours of TV this week, tracing people in 4 US cities and their >> experiences with the war - Waterbury, Conneticut - Sacramento, >> California - a small town in rural Minnesota - another town in >> Lousiana or Alabama. The picture of life in those times makes our >> times look cynical and self absorbed. >> >> It is propaganda to use the flag raising picture to try and make >> people buy War Bonds and dig deeper to support the cause. >> It is not propaganda to try and make those sacrificing at home see >> some glimmer of hope and share in a national pride for their >> sacrifices. >> Propaganda to me is about manipulating the national sentiment to >> support bad causes. I know others will differ with me on this. >> >> Regards, Bob S. >> >> On 9/28/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Bob Sullivan" >>> Subject: Re: Chicken or Egg Photo Story - NY Times >>> >>> >>> >>>> Bill and Tom, >>>> >>>> What is a propaganda photo? >>>> The flag raising at Iwo Jima was an inspirational moment by design. >>>> It was a premature 'celebration' of victory, 2 days into a grim 30 day >>>> battle. >>>> The flag was raised to inspire those fighting on the island below. >>>> >>>> The photo took on a propaganda aura based on how the media handled it, >>>> the events themselves (a difficult battle), and the qualities of the >>>> photo itself. The US government used the photo as the centerpiece of >>>> a massive War Bond drive - the kind of promotional campaign that would >>>> make Nike look like a lightweight in comparison today. (Imagine >>>> financing Vietnam from 'donations' to War Bonds instead of deficit >>>> spending!) >>>> >>>> Propaganda is a loaded word. >>>> >>> Technically, it is information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread >>> >> widely >> >>> to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc, >>> >> nothing >> >>> more, nothing less. >>> >>> I'm guessing that had the Vietnam war more going for it than pocket pool >>> ideology, it would have been more popular, I am sure. >>> >>> William Robb >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> >> follow the directions. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > >
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